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You're invited to join BART Police for National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 7
You're invited to join BART Police Department personnel who will be posted at six BART stations on Tuesday, Aug. 7, to connect with the community and build relationships as part of National Night Out. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and
Behind the scenes, BART's new train cars undergo extensive testing for safety, reliability
By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer BART's new train cars are in an important phase that is largely out of the public eye -- but these key steps are propelling the project forward to reality. What's going on now doesn't have the sizzle of, say, showing off different seat models or color palettes. It's
BART works on adding AC capacity; offers rider tips to help beat heat
It's another hot day in the Bay, and like everything else, BART is affected when the temperatures soar. ADDING AC CAPACITY "The heat can wreak havoc with the air conditioning units on some of our train cars. We are working hard to incorporate new technologies which will add capacity to the air conditioning
BART to install equipment to reduce track noise near Balboa Park, West Oakland
BART is moving forward with purchasing custom made rail dampers to help cut the noise level at what has been one of our loudest stretches of track- between Balboa Park and Daly City. These dampers, made of steel and rubber, physically clamp onto the rail every 30 inches and help lessen the vibration that
BART Board votes to boost power washing at San Francisco's Mission St. Stations
The BART Board voted today to quadruple the duration of power washings for the 16 th St/Mission Station and 24 th St/Mission Station plazas and walkways, boosting the nightly cleanings from one hour to four hours. Power washing is required to maintain the cleanliness of areas at BART that are subject to the
BART opens all entrances/exits that were previously closed due to pandemic
June 14, 2021 Update All stations entrances that were temporarily closed due to the pandemic have been re-opened as of Saturday June 12, 2021 as part of our recovery plan. Note, 19th Street station has 2 entrances closed due to construction. Phased Station Entrance Re-opening To improve access to our stations
BART will run a Sunday schedule for 4th of July 2023 with extra trains for fireworks
On Tuesday, July 4th, 2023, BART will be running a Sunday schedule (8am-midnight). We will run five-line service until 8pm and then three-line service after 8pm. Five-line service means all lines will be running including the Green and Red lines which provide direct service into San Francisco. Extra trains
Fiscal year 2018 budget among topics for BART Board meeting May 11
BART is in the process of developing its Fiscal Year 2018 budget, a process that continues Thursday, May 11, with a budget discussion on the agenda for the Board of Directors meeting. Read the FY18 Preliminary Budget Memo. Read the Budget Pamphlet NEXT STEPS May 11: FY18 Budget - Sources, Uses, Service Plan,
BART celebrates Earth Day with fellow Bay Area transit agencies
As we’ve seen in recent events, our communities are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. Average annual air temperatures in California have risen 2.5 degrees since 1895, and eight of the ten warmest years occurred between 2012 and 2022 ( California Office of Environmental Health Hazard
With solar power and more, Warm Springs may be BART's greenest station yet
Solar panels atop the concourse roof and parking areas provide power to the station. By RAQUEL CRITESBART Contributing Writer and Photographer What does it take to construct a state-of-the-art, environmentally sustainable train station? It was a long road to the March 25 grand opening, but BART, with its new